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هنم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of date, but extends to encompass various forms of soft, indistinct, or hidden speech, as well as a type of charm or amulet used by women.

Derived headwords

الهنمnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of dateclassical

    A specific variety of date fruit, or sometimes used to refer to dates in general.

ما لك لا تطعمنا من الهنم، ... وقد أتاك التمر في الشهر الأصم؟ — Why do you not let us eat of the dates, ... when the dates have come in the deaf month?
الهنمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Charm or amuletclassical

    A type of charm or amulet, often made of beads, that women use to influence their husbands.

  2. 2.
    Muttering or hummingclassical

    A low, indistinct sound, similar to mumbling or humming.

أخذته بالهنمه، بالليل زوج وبالنهار أمه — I took him with the charm; by night a husband, and by day a mother.
هينومnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of dateclassical

    An alternative name for dates, similar to 'al-hunum'.

ذات الشمائل والأيمان هينوم — Possessor of good qualities and oaths, Hynum.
هانمهverb
  1. 1.
    To converse secretlyclassical

    To speak with someone in a private or secretive manner.

وهانمه بحديث: ناجاه — And he conversed with him privately: he whispered to him.
الهينمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct speechclassical

    A low, unclear sound, like a faint reading or speech that is difficult to understand.

  2. 2.
    Whisperingclassical

    A quiet or hidden form of speech.

قال ما هذه الهينمة؟ — He said, 'What is this indistinct speech?'
هينمverb
  1. 1.
    To speak indistinctlyclassical

    To utter words in a low, unclear, or mumbling manner.

  2. 2.
    To pray quietlyclassical

    To recite prayers or supplications in a soft, barely audible voice.

هينم في المقام أي قرأ فيه قراءة خفية — He recited quietly in the place, meaning he read there with a hidden recitation.
أي فادع الله — meaning, 'So pray to God.'
الهينامnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct soundclassical

    A low, faint, or unclear sound, often referring to speech.

الهينمانnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct soundclassical

    A low, faint, or unclear sound, often referring to speech.

الهينومnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct soundclassical

    A low, faint, or unclear sound, often referring to speech.

الهينمnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct speechclassical

    A low, unclear sound, like a faint reading or speech that is difficult to understand.

المهينمnoun
  1. 1.
    Slanderer or talebearerclassical

    One who spreads gossip or speaks ill of others.

بنو هنامname
  1. 1.
    A tribe of jinnclassical

    A specific lineage or group of jinn mentioned in classical Arabic literature and poetry.

Parallel reading

ما لك لا تطعمنا من الهنم، ... وقد أتاك التمر في الشهر الأصم؟
Why do you not let us eat of the dates, ... when the dates have come in the deaf month?
أخذته بالهنمه، بالليل زوج وبالنهار أمه
I took him with the charm; by night a husband, and by day a mother.
ذات الشمائل والأيمان هينوم
Possessor of good qualities and oaths, Hynum.
وهانمه بحديث: ناجاه
And he conversed with him privately: he whispered to him.
لم يسمع الركب بها رجع الكلم، ... إلا وساويس هيانيم الهنم
The caravan did not hear any response to the words, ... except for the whispers of the indistinct sounds of the dates.
قال ما هذه الهينمة؟
He said, 'What is this indistinct speech?'
إذا هم بهينمة هتملوا
When they intend to speak indistinctly, they murmur.
هينم في المقام أي قرأ فيه قراءة خفية
He recited quietly in the place, meaning he read there with a hidden recitation.
ألا يا قيل، ويحك قم فهينم
O Qayl, woe to you, stand up and pray to God.